Disruption to Jaguar Land Rover after cyber-attack may last until October

Workers at Jaguar Land Rover’s factories will continue to be paid as normal while the response is underway. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Production at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and dozens of its suppliers is to remain on hold for at least this week, with disruption from a crippling cyber-attack at the carmaker expected to last until October.

The UK’s biggest car manufacturer, owned by India’s Tata group, halted production at the sites after discovering hackers had infiltrated its systems a week ago.